clown

IPA(Pronunciation)

/klaʊn/

intransitive transitive

(intransitive) To act in a silly or playful fashion. / (transitive, African-American Vernacular) To ridicule.

Japanese Meaning

（自動詞）ふざけて、ばかげた振る舞いをする / （他動詞、アフリカ系アメリカン英語）嘲る、からかう

At the reunion, Jenna couldn't help but clown around to make the kids laugh.

同窓会でジェナは子どもたちを笑わせようとついふざけてしまった。

Sense（1）

(intransitive) To act in a silly or playful fashion.

Sense（2）

(transitive, African-American Vernacular) To ridicule.

The show Dismissed was one of my favorites, because I like to see people get clowned.

clowns

（ present singular third-person ）

clowning

（ participle present ）

clowned

（ participle past ）

clowned

（ past ）